Images from terrifying Southwest flight show passengers didn't put oxygen masks on right

As a blown engine on a Southwest Airlines jet hurled shrapnel at the aircraft and led to the death of a passenger who was nearly sucked out of a broken window, one passenger had the presence of mind to buy in-flight Wi-Fi to say goodbye to his loved ones. (April 18)
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In this April 17, 2018 photo provided by Marty Martinez, Martinez, left, appears with other passengers after a jet engine blew out on the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 plane he was flying in from New York to Dallas.(Photo: Marty Martinez, AP)

A shot shared by passenger Marty Martinez shows him and other passengers wearing their masks over their mouths. But when the oxygen masks are deployed, passengers are supposed to place them over both their noses and mouths.

Properly wearing an oxygen mask is important in a situation where a plane suddenly has a dramatic drop in cabin pressure.

The Federal Aviation Administration calls the masks "the first line of defense against the potentially lethal effects of hypoxia and carbon monoxide poisoning." Hypoxia occurs when a person isn't getting enough oxygen, which can cause dizziness, reduced vision, impaired judgment, unconsciousness and even death.

Martinez admitted his focus was more on capturing the moment on Facebook Live than putting on his mask.

"All I could think about was how can I can I get a message out to loved ones," Martinez said on CNN. "And rather than put on my oxygen mask I reached for my laptop in an effort to buy WiFi as the plane was going down."

Southwest flight 1380 was traveling from New York to Dallas with 144 passengers and five crew members on Tuesday when it was forced to land in Philadelphia after one of the Boeing 737's engines exploded, blowing out a window.

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A National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD VIA AP

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator photographs a piece of debris from Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 that landed in a Penn Township, Berks County field after a fatal engine mishap, April 18, 2018. BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE VIA AP

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator photographs a piece of debris from Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 that landed in a Penn Township, Berks County field after a fatal engine mishap, April 18, 2018. BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE VIA AP

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD VIA AP

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD VIA AP

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD VIA AP

Southwest Airlines plane sits on the runway at the Philadelphia International Airport after it made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. David Maialetti, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER VIA AP

A National Transportation Safety Board investigator examines damage to the engine of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of "metal fatigue," according to the National Transportation Safety Board. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD VIA AP

A handout photo made available by Instagram user ABOURMAN showds the damaged engine of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 which was en route from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Love Field in Dallas, Texas when it exploded in flight sending shrapnel into the fuselage, April, 17, 2018. AMANDA BOURMAN via INSTAGRAM/EPA-EFE

This photo from a Twitter post by Joe Marcus (@joeasaprap) on April 17, 2018 shows the damaged engine on the Southwest Airlines flight 1380 airplane with a caption reading: "What a flight! Made it!! Still here!! #southwest #flight1380" JOE MARCUS